William Dove & Associates
(Surveying and Mapping)
Education
Texas A&M University, B.S., Civil Engineering, 1979
(Specialization Surveying, Geodesy, & Photogrammetry)
Texas A&M International University, M.A., 2000
(Major Sociology, Minor History)
Started in GIS Doctoral Program Southwest Texas, 2002
Employment
Amoco Production Company, U.S.A., Houston, Texas, 1979-1983
(Senior Title Survey Engineer)
Business Ownership
La Salle Land Surveyors, Cotulla, Texas, Partner, 1984-1998
La Salle County Abstract and Title Company, 1988-1998
William Douglas Dove, R.P.L.S., 1998-Present
Military
Commissioned, November, 1979
Graduated Engineer Officer Basic, April 1980, Ft. Belvoir, Virginia
RESERVES Platoon Leader/Executive Officer Delta Company 871st Combat Engineers, 1980-1983
RESERVES Acting Company Commander Bravo Company 871st Combat Engineers, 1984
Resigned Commission February, 1990
Political & Social
La Salle County Surveyor, 1984-1998
La Salle County 911 Mapping Coordinator, 1996-1998
Lions Club, Cotulla, Texas
Rotary Club, Pearsall, Texas
Masons, Mathis, Texas
Chairman Finance Committee, Orange Grove, Texas
Work History In Private Practice
Includes Staking Well Locations and Pipelines, Mapping Gas Plants, Etc Throughout South Texas
(Amoco, Bluestar, TXCO, Cornerstone, Killam Oil Company, and Many Others)
Surface Mining Operations - Webb County
Land Reclamation Operations - Zapata County
Survey Control and Boundary on Large Ranches: Including San Patricio, La Salle, Webb, Jim Wells, Maverick, and Duval Counties
Expert Witness In Court
Easement Litigation
Boundary Litigation
Adverse Possession Litigation
Work Experience
Oil & Gas:
Vertical, Horizontal Wells, and Pipelines
Staking, Plats and Field Notes Descriptions
La Salle, Maverick, Webb, Duval, Zapata, Zavala, Dimmit, and San Patricio Counties
Clients Include: TXCO, Bluestar, Rockport Energy, AROC, Touchstone Resources, Killam Oil Company, Southern Bay Operating
Structural:
Municipal and Military Building Layout, Antennae Sites, Structural Remodeling and Relocation, As-Built Drawings
Bexar, Comal, Webb, Victoria, La Salle, Fayette, Frio, and Hays Counties
Clients Include: Primero Engineering and Carlos Flores Architects
Planning and Development:
Topographic Surveys, Feasibility Studies, and Cross-Sections
La Salle, Dimmit, Bexar, Frio, Comal, and Jim Wells
Clients Include: Middle Rio Grande Development Corp., Primero Engineering, and Armstrong Properties
Boundary and Legal:
Boundary Surveys, Mortgage Surveys, and Boundary and Easement Suits
La Salle, Webb, Dimmit, Zavala, Comal, Hays, Frio, Duval, Jim Wells, Nueces, McMullen, Zapata, and Bexar Counties
Clients Include: Ricardo Palacious, Attorney; Sharon Trigo, Attorney; Dick Brady, Attorney; Grady Roberts, Attorney; Jay Sorrel, Attorney; Paul Stansell, Attorney;
References Available On Request.
Education
Schreiner State College, 1974-1975
(Nursing Program)
Employment
Heart & Vascular, 1999-2000
(Staff Nurse)
Texas Clinic, 2000-2004
(Office Manager)
Business Ownership
William Douglas Dove, R.P.L.S., 2004-Present
(Business Manager)
References Available On Request.
Education
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi, B.S., Criminal Justice, 2013
Texas A&M University- Corpus Christi, Conrad Blucher Institute, Geomatics Certification Completed in December, 2014
Employment
William Dove & Associates, Part Time, 2009-2014
Full Time, 2014-Present
Work Experience
Topographic:
Contour Mapping Profiles
To Include Pit Volumes, Construction Data, and Inspection for Disposal Sites
Boundary Retractment:
To Include Oil Leases, Commercial Sites, All Size of Ranches, and Residential
Construction:
Layouts to Include Hotels, Restaurants, Convenience Stores, and Checking ADA Compliance
Records Research:
To Include the Pulling of Deed Records and Map Records from County Courthouses, as well as Research Done at the Appraisal District
Drafting:
To Include the Ability to Draft in Carlson Survey Standalone Software and Produce Plats for the R.P.L.S. to Check and Sign
To Include the Ability to Read and Write Field Notes to Go Along with the Carlson Software Drawings
References Available On Request.